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Easter Egg Math for K-12!

April 2nd, 2012

Hi!  It’s Monday, April 2, 2012 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Easter and Spring Festivals are here! Eggs are everywhere in omelets to Easter baskets! Here are some fun ways to use eggs to learn math…

Recommended Websites:
See Below

Age Range: All (varies by website, with parental supervision)

Chickscope

The egg’s interesting mathematical properties are explored at this site that seems to be designed for students in junior high and up. Explore the symmetry of eggs, dividing eggs equally, spherical geometry, and embryo calculus to determine how many cells are in a chick and more. When you get to the site just click on the module that interests you on the menu, and a new page opens with lesson plans and activities.

Egg Math Worksheet
Print out this worksheet with elementary grades, egg-themed math word problems.

LessonPlansPage.com: Easter Egg Math
This website offers an Easter-egg-themed math lesson for Kindergartners in a classroom. It can easily be adjusted for use in a homeschool or as a family activity

Egg Carton Math
Recycle your egg cartons into a fun math game that kids of all ages will enjoy!

Egg Math Brain Teaser
Are you an egghead? Kids (grade 3 and up) will have to use their eggs to figure out the answer to this reverse cryptogram.

 

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Challenging Math Puzzles, Games, & Lessons!

March 19th, 2012

Hi! It’s Monday, March 19, 2012 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Cut-the-Knot

Age Range: 10 and up (with parental supervision)

This ad-supported website offers a vast array of interactive math puzzles, lessons, and activities geared to those who have mastered basic arithmetic and are studying algebra, geometry, probability, etc.

When you get to the site you will see a brief introduction in the center of the page. Scroll below it to a menu that includes links to activities in the following areas:

  • Arithmetic
  • Algebra
  • Math Games & Puzzles
  • Logic
  • Fractals & Chaos
  • Calculus
  • Geometry
  • Probability
  • Computer Math Magic
  • Visual Illusions
  • And much more!

Click on any one of interest and a new page opens with instructions and interactives.

Students studying middle school math and beyond will have no problem navigating this site and enjoying the activities on their own.

Note: Because the site contains many randomly generated advertising banners and buttons, parents (as always) should preview the site and supervise Internet access.

 

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Celebrate Pi Day on March 14th!

March 12th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Monday, March 12, 2012 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Exploratorium: Pi Day

Age Range: All (with parental supervision)

Did you know that March 14 is International Pi Day? Pi is the ratio of a circle’s cirumference to its diameter that is represented as 3.14.

The Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco offers this website with fun activities to learn about Pi.

When you get to the site, you’ll see a welcome message and video. Use the horizontal menu at the top of the page that includes:

*A Brief History of Pi – Find out what ancient Babylonians, Archimedes, Zu Chongzhi of China, and French Mathematician Georges Buffon knew about Pi.

*Activities & Links – Get instructions for doing some hands-on activities to explore the concept of Pi. Then be sure to check the assortment of links to other Pi sites where you can immerse yourself in Pi videos, mnemonic odes to Pi, and much more!

And if you really want to go in-depth, don’t miss The Joy of Pi website for lots more info, resources, lessons, and activities.

 

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Free, Fun Grammar & Vocab Flash Cards!

March 7th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Wednesday, March 7, 2012 and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Quizlet
 
Age Range: All (with parental supervision)

Bookmark this website! It provides free, interactive flashcards, quizzes, and games for learning Language Arts, Literature, Math, Science, History, Geography, Art, Foreign Languages, and more.

It was the brainchild of a 15-year-old student who got tired of call-and-response quizzing in order to learn vocabulary words. He decided to creatively harness technology to provide students with fun, interactive flash cards that grew to include multiple study modes such as images, audio, quizzes, and games. You can even study on-the-go with Quizlet-compatible mobile apps.

Students and educators can make their own flashcards and study materials, or choose from a wide variety created by others.

Under the Language Arts & Vocabulary section you can enjoy studying parts of speech including:

  • Adjectives
  • Adverbs
  • Grammar
  • Nouns
  • Participles
  • Prepositions
  • Pronouns
  • Root Words
  • Synonyms
  • Verbs

Just click on a topic of interest and explore the menu of choices. 

This free learning resource is ad-supported, so parents should preview and supervise Internet use. Note: You can pay a fee to subscribe to an ad-free version as well.

 

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Free Math Software for Algebra, Geometry & More!

March 5th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Monday, March 5, 2012 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!
 
Recommended Website:
GeoGebra.org
 
Age Range: 10 and up (about Middle School and beyond with parental supervision)
 
This website provides free, interactive mathematics software for students of many ages that teaches algebra, geometry, graphing, statistics, and calculus. It’s available in many languages for users around the world and includes:

  • Lessons
  • Video Tutorials
  • Worksheets
  • Animations
  • And Much More!

When you get to the site you’ll see a download button and below it some “First Steps” that will acquaint you with the materials and how to access them.

It’s helpful to poke around the site, get a feel for the content provided in the software, and then visit the “user forum” to get additional advice.

Notice that as you open each page, a horizontal menu appears below the main horizontal menu at the top of the page that will help you navigate the site.

 

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Ingenious Music & Math Activities!

February 27th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Monday, February 27, 2012 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
PhilTulga.com: Music Through The Curriculum

Age Range: All (with parental supervision)

Phil Tulga is a professional musician and music instructor. He has developed educational programs that weave music through the curriculum in almost every subject. As a complement to his music programs, Phil has developed a series of FREE, interactive math and music activities that are available on his website.

When you get to the site you will see a menu that includes:

*Math and Science – Phil takes popular math manipulatives and enhances them with rhythm and music. You’ll find:

-Unifix Cube Drum Machine – This shows students how famous composers have used repeating patterns to create music. Students can make their own rhythm or drum patterns with popular Unifix cubes.

-Musical Fraction Bars – Mathematicians like Pythagoras discovered that musical pitches are derived from fractions. In this activity, students compose and play their own songs using Musical Fraction Bars. Not only that, you’ll find instructions for how to build a homemade musical instrument that is based on these fractions.

-Pattern Block Rock – Song melodies are patterns of short and long sounds. In this activity, students compose and play their own rhythmic songs using geometric shapes.

After exploring the math activities check out the “Language Arts” section. Get Phil’s tips for how to encourage a love of reading in your child. Then, use the innovative “Cucumber Pickle Machine” to show your kids how to make rhythmic meters by combining two and three syllable words! Phil uses the musical score of “Peter and the Wolf” to teach storyline components complete with story maps!

Don’t miss “Homemade Instruments” where you’ll find directions for making your own panpipes, water bottle xylophone, tubular Glockenspiel, and melodic tube drums! 

 

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